Jose Maria Orellana

Jose Maria Orellana (11 July 1872-26 September 1926) was the President of Guatemala from 10 December 1921 to 26 September 1926, succeeding Carlos Herrera and preceding Lazaro Chacon Gonzalez.

Biography
Jose Maria Orellana was born on 11 July 1872 in El Jicaro, Guatemala, and he was an officer in the Guatemalan Army. In 1921, the United Fruit Company of the United States supported him in seizing power in a coup, with army officer Jorge Ubico being one of his followers. During Orellana's tenure, he made the Quetzal the currency of Guatemala, and he became a pro-US dictator. Orellana died of chest pains on 26 September 1926 in Antigua Guatemala, and Lazaro Chacon Gonzalez succeeded him.